WD red reliability

[AresKrieger]

I was looking to get a back up drive for my computer and wanted to get a very reliable one as this will basically back up all of my more expensive programs along with my system drive, and figured since wd reds were designed for limited vibration they might be a good choice for reliability.

 

So here are some main questions

 

1) Are WD reds more reliable than other WD drive types (blue specifically is most important)

 

2) Are their read/write speeds directly proportional to their rpm when compared to say blue drives (also a good HDD comparison site would be nice)

 

3) Are RE or SE drives significantly more reliable (I know they are enterprise but just want to know if the difference is marginal)

[rmac52]

reds and blacks are there good and reliable drives.

[Senzelian]

I know I'm not answering your questions, but here is my point of view:

I wouldn't go and buy a WD Red just for a backup. IIRC they are quite a bit more expensive than "normal" drives.

I mean even the best drive on the planet will fail at some point. So as long as your data is stored on two different drives it should be safe enough. When one drive fails you can replace it.

So I would just buy the cheapest drive I can find and store the data on two devices.

[Morgan MLGman]

WD Reds are great, but you can just go ahead and grab a WD Green if it's only a backup drive. Low power usage, low noise, low price

[BrightCandle]

Assume all drives are going to fail, because that is what will happen. You can't buy a reliable hard drive today, doesn't exist its a limitation of the technology itself.

[AresKrieger]

I know I'm not answering your questions, but here is my point of view:

I wouldn't go and buy a WD Red just for a backup. IIRC they are quite a bit more expensive than "normal" drives.

I mean even the best drive on the planet will fail at some point. So as long as your data is stored on two different drives it should be safe enough. When one drive fails you can replace it.

So I would just buy the cheapest drive I can find and store the data on two devices.

 

WD Reds are great, but you can just go ahead and grab a WD Green if it's only a backup drive. Low power usage, low noise, low price

Well seeing how this seems to be the general answer (get what ever is cheap) I might as well get a blue drive then as they are the same price as greens for better performance. Thx